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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jørgen Løvland

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jørgen Løvland

President Roosevelt deeply appreciates the invitation to speak in Christiania, Norway, by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, as he highly values the Nobel prize that he was awarded. However, he cannot accept the invitation for fear of causing resentment among the other institutions whose invitations he has already had to turn down. He has a high regard for the Norwegian people and would like to visit Norway some day.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Jørgen Løvland to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Jørgen Løvland to Theodore Roosevelt

Jørgen Løvland, on behalf of the Nobel Committee, extends an invitation to President Roosevelt to give a lecture in Kristiania, Norway, after his African tour. Løvland acknowledges that Roosevelt was unable to conform to the statutes of the Nobel Foundation during his presidency; this is why the Nobel Committee was previously unable to invite him to give a lecture. The Norwegian nation and the Nobel Committee would cordially welcome Roosevelt if he is able to accept the invitation.   

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-27

Creator(s)

Løvland, Jørgen, 1848-1922

Rewritten telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Jørgen Løvland

Rewritten telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Jørgen Løvland

President Roosevelt rewrites a telegram that was to be sent to Jørgen Løvland expressing his gratitude at being named the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Roosevelt changes the telegram’s statement that the prize money will go towards the building of the Panama Canal and changes it so that the money will go towards a “permanent industrial peace committee.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Herbert H. D. Peirce to Robert Bacon

Letter from Herbert H. D. Peirce to Robert Bacon

Ambassador Herbert H. D. Peirce explains to Acting Secretary of State Bacon that when President Roosevelt handed him the papers related to the candidacy of United States Congressman from Missouri Richard Barthold for the Nobel Peace Prize, Roosevelt instructed that, although he wished the Nobel committee to give Barthold due attention, it is important to disclaim for Roosevelt and the U.S. government “the intention of making any recommendation on the subject.” Peirce followed Roosevelt’s instructions when he handed the papers to Jørgen Løvland, chair of the Nobel committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-07

Creator(s)

Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916